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Weekend away in Betty's Bay
We went away for the weekend with Ulrik and Andrea and stayed in Betty's Bay. Seems a bit crazy with only 11 days to go now before we leave and much to do - but it was actually brilliant to just have relaxed time with friends and I
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Getting visas for Japan
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Nursery with animals
Went to a local nursery today with James where they have pigs, ducks, rabbits, you name it. Some of the ducks are really ugly! It was lots of fun wandering around ... Have uploaded some photos which you can see in the image galleries ...
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A positive dental experience
Danielle and I went to the dentist today for the first time in around 10 years. And it was a positive experience! And I didn't come away feeling guilty! Yay!
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Flumps DVD
A friend gave Danielle the Complete Flumps DVD for her birthday, and we've been watching them together as a family. This is giving us lots of fun and me some inspiration for Pootle quotes :-)
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Danielle's hoppy birthday
It's Danielle's birthday today, and she's 30! What a privilege to have such an amazing wife! Last night she fell well trying to stop James falling off some stairs, and twisted her ankle really badly, looks like the ligaments are torn. So its a
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James's Birthday
We had James's first birthday party today - he turns one next Saturday! Was great fun making a Carrot Cake in the shape of Prince Eddie, his favourite toy. What a blessing and privilege for Danielle and I to be his parents.
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Holidays are good
I had a great holiday last week, a much-needed break. I had fun rearranging my office (the same space, but more space...), by making a piece of wood that my computers can rest on underneath my desk. Decided Desktop boxes should ideally be sideways since all the important stuff can
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Grief and celebration
The last two months have been full of emotions of all shades... Maurits and Kirsten's wedding on December the 18th. Fantastic celebration. Came out to discover that one of our friends from antenatal class's gorgeous baby Justin had died the night before, apparently of SIDS. Danielle
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Debbie and Jonny's Wedding
My sister Debbie got married yesterday! What a fantastic wedding, on Oudekraal beach in Cape Town, with the mountains and the sea ... the wedding just seemed to reflect Debbie and Jonny so well. Celebration, Worship, Community, Joy. they danced by the light of the moon and hand in hand, on
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Off to Arusha, Tanzania
Just leaving to go to a training camp for the Swahili Localization Project in Arusha, Tanzania ... should be fun but already missing Danielle and James and I haven't left yet! Will be quite a comprehensive training camp and I'll be doing a session on using the